Engineer
Barnes Wallis
Designed the bouncing bomb for the dams raid and the earthquake bombs that sank the Tirpitz, and gave his award money to the school of the aircrew who died.
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis was an English engineer and inventor. He is best known for having invented the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise to attack the dams of the Ruhr Valley during World War II.
- Born
- 1887-09-26, Ripley, Derbyshire, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1979-10-30, Leatherhead, Surrey, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 92
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1887-09-26, Ripley, Derbyshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 3°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 0°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 15°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 25°24′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 19°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 7°05′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 4°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 12°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 29°56′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 4°56′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1979-10-30, Leatherhead, Surrey, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 6°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 2°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 0°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 23°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 20°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 5°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 23°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 20°23′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 18°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 19°49′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Barnes Wallis was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.